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CEGL004209 Juniperus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Amphiachyris dracunculoides Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: This red cedar woodland is widespread in the central Great Plains, where it establishes on natural grassland site that are not burned.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Red-cedar / Little Bluestem - Prairie Broomweed Woodland
Colloquial Name: Central Plains Red-cedar Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This type is described from throughout Oklahoma with the exception of western Oklahoma and the Panhandle, as well as Kansas and Nebraska. It occurs naturally in mixedgrass prairies that are heavily grazed or lack fire, in some glade habitats in eastern Oklahoma. It is dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana in the canopy and Schizachyrium scoparium in the herb layer. Associates include Amphiachyris (= Gutierrezia) dracunculoides, Andropogon gerardii, Bouteloua curtipendula, Ruellia humilis, Sporobolus compositus, and Thelesperma filifolium.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Clarify relationship with the Oklahoma type (Hoagland 2000), which seems to include two things ("altered mixedgrass prairie succeeding to woodland" and "old fields"). Eastern Oklahoma juniper old fields are placed in either CEGL003628 or CEGL007816. More information is needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is described from the central Great Plains in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma with the exception of western Oklahoma and the Panhandle.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KS, NE, OK
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685079
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Ne North American Great Plains Forest & Woodland Division | D326 | 1.B.2.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Ne.1 Bur Oak - Quaking Aspen / Western Wheatgrass Forest Woodland Macrogroup | M151 | 1.B.2.Ne.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Ne.1.e Eastern Red-cedar - Wingleaf Soapberry Mixed Great Plains Woodland | G890 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.e |
| Alliance | A4395 Eastern Red-cedar Woodland Alliance | A4395 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.e |
| Association | CEGL004209 Eastern Red-cedar / Little Bluestem - Prairie Broomweed Woodland | CEGL004209 | 1.B.2.Ne.1.e |
Concept Lineage: merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Hoagland, B. and D. Faber-Langendoen. 2020. Revisions to Great Plains grassland, shrubland, and woodland vegetation types. Proceedings of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. USNVC-Proc-XX. February 2020. Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC., USA. xx pp.
- Rice, E. L. 1960. The microclimate of a relict stand of sugar maple in Devil''s Canyon in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Ecology 41:445-452.
- Rosson, J. F. 1995. The timberland and woodland resources of central and western Oklahoma. Southern Forest Experiment Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, New Orleans, LA.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.